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Contact: Jan Fiderio 603.283.2107 jfidero@antioch.edu

March 15, 2011 for Immediate Release

Talk on Keene Community Gardens at AUNE March 31

Addressing food security through local food initiatives

(Keene, New Hampshire) - A discussion, “Creating Community Gardens - Adapting to Climate Change Through Local Food Initiatives,” will be held at 11:45 a.m., Thursday, March 31, in the Community Room at Antioch University New England (AUNE).

Susan Baron, Anna Cynar, Robin Colt and Libby Weiland, members of the Community Garden Connections (CGC) team and Environmental Studies master's students, will talk about food security in Keene, the CGC initiative and how you can get involved.

Even as a small city in New Hampshire, Keene faces health and food security issues that will be compounded by climate change. AUNE's CGC seeks to address food security through community gardens and educational programs in Keene. The CGC team will work with partnerships between Keene Housing Authority and Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and between Keene Recreation Center and Early Sprouts to start two community gardens this spring.

The discussion is free and open to the public. It is part of a series called Carbon Counts: You Can Too, sponsored by the Sustainability and Social Justice Committee at AUNE.

About Antioch University New England (AUNE)
This is Antioch University New England's forty-seventh year as an institution of higher education. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, AUNE offers rigorous, practice-oriented, values-based master's, doctoral and certificate programs to more than one thousand students. Degrees in education, leadership and management, environmental studies and psychology reflect a dedication to activism, social justice, community service and sustainability. Antioch University New England is the oldest and largest of Antioch University's graduate campuses. For more information about Antioch University New England, visit our web site at: www.antiochne.edu.www.antiochne.edu.

About Antioch University
Antioch University is a five-campus university located in four states. Each campus has its own distinct academic programs, community life and regional or national identity. Antioch University is founded on principles of rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. The multiple campuses of the University nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to excel as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose. For more information about Antioch University's campuses, its university-wide PhD program, or the Antioch Education Abroad program, www.antioch.edu.

Last Updated: 3/24/11